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Kortix vs OpenClaw

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Kortix

$50/mo Free tier

Open-source platform, which Kortix calls a CompanyOS, where a whole team shares AI agents that run work around the clock on your own tools: qualify every inbound lead into HubSpot, research candidates for every search, draft the weekly LinkedIn post. It connects to 3,000+ apps and MCP servers, works with any model, and runs on Kortix Cloud or on your own servers. Free covers one project; paid plans are credits from $50/mo with unlimited members.

Where Kortix fits

  • Agencies and teams that want shared AI agents across the desk
  • Running candidate research or lead qualification on autopilot
  • Companies that need self-hosting and their own model keys
  • Teams already using Slack or Microsoft Teams for daily work

OpenClaw

Quote Free tier

OpenClaw is the best-known open-source personal AI agent: it runs on your own machine, lives in WhatsApp, Slack or Telegram and remembers your work between chats. Free under the MIT license; you pay only for the AI model you plug in.

Where OpenClaw fits

  • Technical recruiters and agency owners happy to self-host
  • Teams that want an agent in Slack or WhatsApp without a monthly seat fee
  • Builders creating their own recruiting desk assistant

At a glance

DetailKortixOpenClaw
Starting price$50/moQuote
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAI assistants, Workflow automationAI assistants

Where they pull apart

Kortix

Stands out: Members are free and unlimited, so a whole recruiting desk can share the same agents, skills and memory for one credit pool, and everything lives as files in a git repo the company owns. An international executive search firm uses it for agents that research and profile candidates for every search, with consultants choosing the shortlist.

Watch out: It is a builder's platform, not a ready-made recruiting tool: you define the agents, skills and guardrails yourself, and nothing is restricted until you set allow, ask or block rules. Costs move with agent computer time and model usage rather than a flat fee, and audit log export and SSO are Enterprise only. There are no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who want an out-of-the-box sourcing or ATS tool
  • Teams with no one to set up agents and permissions

OpenClaw

Stands out: Nothing is locked to one vendor. You choose the model, keep the agent's memory as files on your own hardware, and extend it with community skills. Recruiters already build desk assistants on it, RecruiterClaw being one example.

Watch out: You install and secure it yourself. Researchers found tens of thousands of OpenClaw instances exposed on the public internet, so keep it off open ports, review third-party skills and think hard before giving it candidate data.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical users who want a hosted app
  • Teams without anyone to own security and updates

Pros and cons

Kortix

  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Unlimited members on one credit pool
  • Works with any model, including your ChatGPT subscription
  • Free plan with every feature
  • Needs setup: agents, skills and guardrails are yours to build
  • Usage-based costs are harder to predict
  • SSO and audit log export are Enterprise only

OpenClaw

  • Free and open source under MIT
  • Works with any hosted or local model
  • Huge community and skill library
  • You install, host and secure it yourself
  • Exposed instances are a known security risk
  • Model usage costs vary with how hard you work it

What each one costs

Kortix

$50/mo

Free is $0 for 1 project and 500 credits a month, with your own API key or ChatGPT subscription for models. Credits plans start at $50/mo for 5,000 credits and scale to $50,000/mo, with unlimited members sharing one credit pool and up to 200 projects. One credit is $0.01 and buys about 5 minutes of agent computer. Model calls on your own keys are free up to $1,000 a month, then 5% is charged; Kortix-managed models cost the provider price plus 5.5%. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs and VPC or on-prem deployment on a quote. Self-hosting the open source software is free. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

OpenClaw

Quote

OpenClaw is free and open source under the MIT license. Your cost is the AI model you connect (your own API key or a local model) plus any server you run it on. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 6 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?